Lillard sinks late FTs, Bowling Green rallies for 83-81 win

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Antwon Lillard sank three free throws after he was fouled on a 3-point attempt in the final seconds and Bowling Green rallied to beat Western Michigan 83-81 on Tuesday night.

Bowling Green trailed by as much as 15 points in the first half and was behind 45-34 at intermission. Western Michigan led throughout the second half until Lillard drained a trey and Derek Kotch made two free throws to give the Falcons an 80-79 lead with 1:13 left. Thomas Wilder followed with two free throws to retake the lead before he partially blocked Lillard’s 3-point attempt. Wilder was called for the foul and Lillard calmly sank all three free throws with four seconds left.

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